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Sharla Moody

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Sharla Moody is a writer from Ohio, currently living in New York City.

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A pop art-style four-panel composition featuring vintage steam locomotives in vibrant neon colors of magenta, cyan, yellow, and blue against contrasting backgrounds.

Dispatch Culture

The ‘Honest Power’ of American Trains

Valerie Pavilonis, Peter C. Meilaender, Sharla Moody, & Ashley Dowdney / July 11, 2026

A rural farmland landscape in autumn with plowed fields in the foreground, farm buildings and houses nestled among trees with fall foliage, and forested mountains shrouded in mist in the background.

The Monday Essay

What Does ‘Rural’ Even Mean?

Sharla Moody / June 15, 2026

Four stylized trees with round flower clusters in magenta, blue, and gray grow against vibrant cyan, yellow, orange, and magenta backgrounds divided into quadrants.

Dispatch Culture

Shaker Art in the Era of Manifestations

Valerie Pavilonis, Kate Prengel, Alex Demas, & Sharla Moody / May 30, 2026

# Alt Text Three vibrant pop art-style images of historic churches with classical columns displayed side-by-side in contrasting neon color schemes of yellow-blue, cyan-magenta, and pink-purple against urban backdrops.

Dispatch Culture

Finding God on Sixth Avenue

Valerie Pavilonis, Stephen G. Adubato, Sharla Moody, & Michael Reneau / April 11, 2026

Three vibrant, color-filtered rugby action shots display players in dynamic poses during matches, with neon pink-blue tones on the left, yellow-blue in the center, and magenta-cyan on the right.

Dispatch Culture

The Rugby Match Drink-Up

Valerie Pavilonis, Scott Salvato, Sharla Moody, & James P. Sutton / April 4, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

Society & Culture

Why I Don’t Regret Majoring in the Humanities

Sharla Moody / February 7, 2026

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Society & Culture

Why the Kanye Documentary Flopped

Sharla Moody / November 8, 2025

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Society & Culture

Neither Here Nor There

Sharla Moody / May 3, 2025